Device for marking animals and the like



T. F. AMOEDO. .DEVICE FOR MARKING ANIMALS AND THE LIKE.

KEPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1919. v 1,378,166, 7 Patentefl May 17, 1921oc O 'an'vewtoq some manuals mono, or BUENOS mas, ARGENTINA.

DEVICE FOR MARKING: .ALS AND THE LIKE.

To all whomit may concern:

2 form of design bf the cutting and piercing Be it known that I, To usFnnmns AMOEDO, a citizen of Argentlna, and residing at Buenos Aires haveinvented a new and useful Device for lVlarking Animals and the like.

The invention relates to a device for marking animals and the like.

The object of the present 1nvent1on is to provide a simple, practicaland efficient marking device of strong and durable and comparativelyinexpensive construction, designed for marking the ears of animals andanalogous purposes and adapted to cut or perforate a figure or des1gnand simultaneously feed ink or similar llqllld whereby a distinctaccurate mark may be read1ly produced.

With these and other ob ects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, 1llust rated 1n the accompanying drawings andpomted out inthe claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion and minor details of construction be r esorted to.without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention:

In the drawing in which like characters of reference designatecorresponding parts in the several figures:

Fi re 1 is a perspective view of a markin evice constructed inaccordance w1th this invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view illustrating the construction of the inkreservoir.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, the reservoir casing being separated toIllustrate the mount ing and the arrangement of the piercing and cuttingmeans.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspectlve v1ew of the front portion of the prncers.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showmg cutting members applied to the plncers.

Fig. 6 is a detail view illustratlng one means.

Fig. 7 is a s1m1lar view illustrating another design.

Fig. 8 is a detail view illustrating still another design. In theaccompanying is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the inventionthe marking device comprises Specification of Letters Patent.

within the scope of the claims, may

drawing in which Patented May 1?. 1921.

Application filed September 3, 1919. Serial no. 821,480.

upwardly extending arms between which forming a form and between thearms of the sides of the fork is arranged an eye 10 of the bar 2. Thepivot 3 which passes through the eye 10 is preferably in the form of ascrew or bolt but any suitable shape may, of course, be em loyed and thesaid bar or member 2 is a a-pted to swing toward and from the bar member1, as -11'1dlcated by the arrow 22, the inner portion of the bars ormembers 1 and 2 being shaped to form handles or grip portions andadapted to be gripped by the operator similar to an ordinary pair ofpincers for actuatmg a punch 4. The punch 4 which is movable upwardlyand downwardly is arranged beneath the outer or front portion of the bar'or member 2 and it has a coiled.

spring 5 disposed on its upper portion and bearing against a bolt or pin6 which pierces the uppervend of the punch. The spring is arranged to becompressed on the downward or inward movement of the bar or member 2 andis adapted to lift the punch when the said bar or member 2 is movedupwardly member 1 as w1ll be readily understood.

The lower end of the spring bears against a valve or closure 7 arrangedto cover and uncover a filling opening 26 in the cover 8 of an inkreservoir 9 and the said valve or closure which projects beyond thecover 8 is providedw1th an opening through which the punch passes. Thecover 8 ofthe ink reservoir or rece tacle is provided with a centralopening or the punch and the reservoir or casing is preferablyrectangular as shown, but it may of course be of any suitableconfiguration.

The sides or arms of the fork of the bar or member 1 is provided attheir inner faces with spaced parallel longitudinal grooves 11 and 11which are adapted to permit parts of the device to be slidably mountedin the said form. As shown in Fig. 1 when the ink reservoir orreceptacle is employed the grooves 11 slidably receive opposite ribs 23of said reservoir or receptacle which is secured between the sides orarms by means of the screws 19 and 20 adapted to permit the reservoiror-receptacle to be readily detached when desired. The plunger 4 carriesor away from the bar or a male cutter 13 and a plurality of tattoo pins12 which depend from and are mounted at their upper ends in a plate orsupport supporting arm 18 formed integra with the bar or member 1 andlocated below and in spaced relation with the fork to whlch the bar ormember 2 is pivoted. The supporting arm 18 has mounted on it a femaledie 15 and a cushion 16 of rubber or other su table material, a steeldie plate 17 being mterposed between the cushion 16 and the supportingarm 18. The female die and cushion are provided with central opemngs andaperturesarranged slmllar to the openings and apertures of the bottom ofthe mk reservoir or receptacle and they coiiperate with the male cutterand the tattoo pins. in the operation of the device. The central openingin the bottom of the reservo1r or receptacle constitutes a guide for themale 1 die as indicated by the arrow 29 and the perforations 31 guidethe tattoo pins. The

upper ends of the tattoo pins are preferably securedin perforations'28in the support or plate 126 but they "may be fastened in any otherdesired manner. The spring 5 which lifts the plunger or punch, alsoserves to maintain the valve or closure 7 tightly against the cover 8 toprevent leakage of the ink or other liquid content of the reservoir 1 orrece tacle and the lower face of the valve [is re erably provided withalining 24 of cor or othersuitable material for hermetically sealing orclosing the filling open ng. The valve orclosure 7 which is shown 111its open position in Fig. 2 of the drawing 1s movable in the directionof the arrow 25 to close or cover the said filling opening.

The supporting arm 18 is pierced by screws 34 or other suitablefasteningmean's for securing the female die andthe cushlon to thesupporting arm.

The grooves 11 and 11" are adapted to receive the ink, reservoir or recetacle and also plates 38 and 40 as illustrate in Fig. 5 of the drawingin which codperating cutters or knives 38 and 40 are employed. The knife36 is mounted upon the supporting arm 18 and is secured to the same by35 while the knife 37 is arranged at t e lower face of the plate 38- andis secured to the punch or plunger. The plate 38 is provided with screwholes 39 adapted 'toreceive screws for the attachment ofspare parts. Theouter portions of the-knives 36 and 37 screws are curved toward eachother and are provided with transverse cutt' edges as shown. The plate40 is provlded with a central opening for the reception of a plunger orpunch which is also. guided by the plate 38. The bar or member 11spreferably hollowed out at 21 to increase the space at the fork and thesupporting arm.

Thedevice is adapted for marking the ears of ammals and for variousother purposes and in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 of the drawings areshown-different designs which may be employed, In Fig. 6 the punch cutsacircular opemng 42 and an annular series of perforations 43. Theopening 44 and perfork, a punch, means mounted in the fork for guidingthe punch, a bar pivoted in the fork and, arranged to actuate the punch,a cutter carried by the punch and a codperating cutter mounted on thesupporting arm. 2. A device of the class described including a barprovided with a fork having 0 posite guides, a punch operating in theork,

means mounted in the said guides for re ceiving and guidin the punch, abar pivoted in the fork an arranged to actuate the punch and meanscarried-by the first mentionedv bar for cooperating with the punch.

'3. A device of the class described including a bar. having a forkprovided with guldes, a reservoir slidably interlocked with.

the said guides, a plunger extendin through and guided by the saidreceptac e, a bar pivoted in the fork and arranged to actuate the punch.

4. A device of the class described including a bar having a forkprovided with guides, a reservoir slidably interlocked with the saidguides, and guided by oted in the form and arranged to actuate thepunch, a springfimountedon the punch for lifting the-same and a valvealso mounted on the plunger and engaged by the said spring for coveringthe aperture in the said reservoir;

5. A device of the class described including a bar having a fork, areservoir mounted in the fork, a punch extending through the reservoirand provided with the interiorlyarranged support and marking devicesmounted on and depending from the said support and extending through thebottom of the reservoir.

6. A device of the class described includ a plunger extending throughthe said reservoir, a bar piv- -a supporting arm extending beneath the Ving a bar having a fork, a reservoir mounted in the fork, a punchextendingthrough the reservoir and provided with the interiorly arrangedsupport and marking devices arm for cooperating with the marking supportand extending through the bottom of the reservoir, a supporting armextend-- ingjfrom the bar and located beneath the fork and means carriedby the supporticpg vices.

7. A device of the class described including a bar having a fork, areservoir mounted in the fork, a punch extending through the reservoirand provided with the interiorly arranged support and marking devicesmounted on and depending from the said support and extending through thebottom of the reservoir, a supporting arm extending from the bar andlocated beneath the fork, a female die mounted on the support-- ing armand a cushion of elastic material arranged upon the female die andconforming to the configuration thereof.

8. A die of the class described including a bar provided with a fork andhaving a supporting arm extending beneath the fork, a reservoir mountedin the fork, a punch extendin through the reservoir, a plate arrangewithin the reservoir and carried by the punch and having ink passages, acutter depending from the plate, pins also'depending from the plate,said cutter and pins extending through the bottom of the reservoir orreceptacle, a bar pivoted in the fork for actuating the punch and a diemember mounted on the supporting arm and cooperating with the cutter andpins.

9. A die of the class described including a bar provided with a forkandhaving a supporting arm extending beneath the fork, a reservoirmounted in the fork, a punch extending through the reservoir, a platearranged within the reservoir and carried by the punch and having inkpassages, a cutter depending from the plate, pins also depending fromthe, plate, said cutter and pins extending through the bottom of thereservoir, a bar pivoted in the fork for actuating the punch and a diemember mounted on the supporting arm and cooperating with the cutter andpins, a spring disposed on the punch for lifting the same and avalveengaged by the said spring and maintained by the same in tight contactwith the reservoir for closing an aperture in the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

TOMAS FERRADAS AMOEDO. Witness:

JoHN W. CONNELLY, Jr.

